Indian Ocean and Maritime Security

Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Notes on contributors Introduction PART I The past, present and future of the Indian Ocean 1 Revisiting maritime security in the Indian Ocean: a note on current scenario ARUNA KUMAR MALIK AND WILLIAM NUNES 2 China is pivot to the Indian Ocean Region: impacts and implications for India K. ROBINSON 3 India’s role and responsibility as a major power in the Indian Ocean PRIYAMBADA CHATURVEDI AND SUJOY ROUTH 4 India and China in the Indian Ocean Region: countervailing powers ABHINAV GOYAL AND NIHARIKA PART II The Indian Ocean and India’s partners 5 Maritime security perspective of Sino–Indian relations in the Indian Ocean Region SHREYA BANERJEE AND SHREYA CHATTERJEE 6 Maritime security concerns in the Indian Ocean: countering piracy trafficking and terrorism HARSHVARDHAN SHARMA AND HIMANSHU SUBODH AWASTHI 7 Maritime security in the Indian Ocean: confronting non-traditional security threats with regional cooperation NITIKA SRIVASTAVA 8 Indian Ocean: maritime security and the need of development JAYANT GARG, HIMANSHU PANDEY AND BISHIKH MOHANTY PART III India’s influence and responsibilities in the Indian Ocean Region 9 Piracy off the coast of Somalia and maritime security SHILPA NAIR 10 ‘Whale of the Ocean – India’ ANWESHA PATHAK AND ROHIT SHARMA 11 The China factor in Indo–Japan strategic relations NISHTHA KAUSHIKI AND HILAL RAMZAN 12 Look-East policy: challenges and prospects for India and ASEAN security relations D. RAMAKRISHNAN Index